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The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has carried out sudden intensive inspection campaigns on number of retailer complexes that included shops who were guaranteed a reductions’ license to monitor the compliance of suppliers (the retailer complexes) with obligations stipulated by Law No. (8) of 2008 on Consumer Protection and their commitment to the application of the laws and regulations of reductions’ licenses.
The inspection campaigns comes as part of the keenness of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to monitor and control the local market and commercial activities in order to crack down on price manipulation and expose violations to protect all consumers.
The inspection campaign resulted in fining 18 jewelry shop, withdrawing their issued reductions’ license and depriving them from the remaining license time period and a fine of 5000 QR due to their non-compliance with the payroll selling prices before and during reductions  which  comes in violation of the provisions of Article 3 of the Ministerial Decree No. (5) for the year 1984 on selling via cutting down prices (reductions).
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce calls all consumers to urgently check the price of the good before and after reductions. In addition, consumers have the right to access the statement of all the existing goods in the shop which shows the price before and after reductions and the approved discount rate. Consumers shall never forget to take a detailed invoice that shows the price before and after reductions.
The Ministry called all shops who were guaranteed a reductions’ license to urgently comply with laws and regulations when issuing real reductions and avoid any false reductions or any similar practices that can harm the consumer.
The ministry stressed that it will not tolerate any violations of the Consumer Protection Law and its regulations, and will intensify its inspection campaigns to crack down on violations. The ministry said it will refer those who violate laws and ministerial decrees to competent authorities, who will in turn take appropriate action against perpetrators in order to protect consumer rights.
The ministry urges all consumers to report violations to the Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud department through the following channels:
– Call Centre: 16001
– Email: info@mec.gov.qa
– The accounts of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on social networks
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– The application of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce on iPhone and Android devices MEC_QATAR